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Leonard, who averaged 17.8 points and 6.4 rebounds, agreed to
a five-year, $90 million maximum deal and Green agreed to stay
on a four-year, $45 million contract.
Trading Splitter to Atlanta will free $8.5 million in cap space
as the Spurs pursue forward Aldridge.
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Point guard Goran Dragic agreed to a five-year, $90 million deal
with the Miami Heat, who can shift their attention to keeping
backcourt mate Dwyane Wade.
Wade did not exercise his player option for next season and
became a free agent. Dragic, who averaged 16.6 points and 5.3
points in 26 games for Miami, can sign his contract July 9, the
first day free agents are allowed to sign new deals.
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The Phoenix Suns reached contract agreements with veteran center
Tyson Chandler and guard Brandon Knight.
According to reports, the Suns lured Chandler away from the
Dallas Mavericks with a four-year, $42 million deal and kept
Knight in Phoenix with a five-year, $70 million contract.
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The Milwaukee Bucks and guard Khris Middleton, a restricted free
agent, reportedly have agreed to a five-year deal worth $70
million.
Middleton, a former second-round pick of the Detroit Pistons,
has emerged as a major part of the Bucks' lineup since the team
acquired him from Detroit in July 2013, averaging 13.4 points
and 4.4 rebounds last season.
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The Atlanta Hawks and forward Paul Millsap have agreed to terms
of a three-year deal worth $59 million, according to several
reports Wednesday.
Millsap, 30, averaged 16.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists
last season.
Atlanta lost forward DeMarre Carroll to the Toronto Raptors on a
four-year, $60 million deal but also acquired center Tiago
Splitter, giving them a frontcourt rotation of Millsap, Al
Horford and Splitter.
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Forward Paul Pierce reportedly agreed to a three-year, $10
million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, reuniting him with
coach Doc Rivers, who helped him win an NBA title with Boston.
The 37-year-old veteran turned down a deal with the Washington
Wizards that would have paid him $6.6 million in the coming
season, with a team option for a second year, according to Yahoo
Sports.
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The Portland Trail Blazers and All-Star guard Damian Lillard are
nearing a maximum five-year contract extension.
The extension is expected to top $120 million in value,
according to ESPN.com.
Lillard, 24, averaged a career-high 21 points per game last
season and averaged 6.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds while playing
in all 82 games.
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Restricted free agent Draymond Green and the Golden State
Warriors, unable to complete a long-term deal, reportedly halted
contract negotiations.
Signing Green to a five-year, $90.67 million contract would put
the Warriors well into the luxury tax.
(Editing by Larry Fine) ))
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